Meet Karl Toomey (Wove, Dublin B Corp) — provocation on creative impact funding. ECIS26 · Dublin · 10–13 Nov · free (Day 1–2). 🎟 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/2002740893926?aff=bluesky ℹ️ https://failtefuture.eu #ECIS26
CreativeFED
@creativefed.bsky.social
CreativeFED is a non-profit organization that serves as an umbrella for the European CCSIs.
Meet @emmett-scanlon.bsky.social (@irisharchitecturef.bsky.social) — provocation on placemaking & living environments. ECIS26 · Dublin · 10–13 Nov · free (Day 1–2). 🎟 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/2002740893926?aff=bluesky ℹ️ https://failtefuture.eu #ECIS26
Meet Cristina Ortega (Chair, CreativeFED Advisory Board) — hosts the breakout on future funding 2028–34. ECIS26 · Dublin · 11–13 Nov · free. 🎟 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/failte-for-europe-ecis26-tickets-2002740893926 ℹ️ https://failtefuture.eu #ECIS26
Meet Alex Ingarfield (President of ICAD) — provocation on AI for designers, fair pay & young talent. ECIS26 · Dublin · 11–13 Nov · free. 🎟 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/failte-for-europe-ecis26-tickets-2002740893926 ℹ️ https://failtefuture.eu #ECIS26
Meet Charlotte Barker (Institute of Designers in Ireland) — provocation on design & the green transition. ECIS26 · Dublin · 11–13 Nov · free. 🎟 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/failte-for-europe-ecis26-tickets-2002740893926 ℹ️ https://failtefuture.eu #ECIS26
Meet Sarah Daly (Creative Spark) — she leads Innovation Lab 3 on creative skills ecosystems. ECIS26 · Dublin · 11–13 Nov · free. 🎟 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/failte-for-europe-ecis26-tickets-2002740893926 ℹ️ https://failtefuture.eu #ECIS26
~150–250 people. 2 days. 6 tracks on creative Europe's next decade. Fáilte Future for Europe, Dublin, 11–12 November. Site visits 13 Nov. Get your ticket → failtefuture.eu #ECIS26 #FáilteFuture
An #ECoC title year is only the beginning. We welcome the Commission’s proposal for 2034–2047: lasting impact, joint and cross-border bids, and a stronger role for citizens and young people. 🔗 ec.europa.eu/commission/p... @roxanaminzatu.bsky.social | @glennmicallefeu.bsky.social | @ec.europa.eu
🎨 Day 3 — Closing Creative Skills Week 2026! The final day of #CreativeSkillsWeek2026 focused on what must change to turn creative skills into lasting impact. 🚀
🎨 Day 2 of Creative Skills Week! Another inspiring day at #CreativeSkillsWeek2026, featuring four themed events in which CreativeFED was involved and that explored how creative skills can bring about real change. 💡
Day 1 of #CreativeSkillsWeek2026! As we kick off three inspiring days, we at CreativeFED are excited to participate in this edition of Creative Skills Week.
Studios, agencies, freelancers across Europe: your experience is what's missing from the AI debate. Our independent 15-minute survey is anonymous and open until the end of October. You'll get the results first: 👉 survey.creativefed.eu
New: we're launching an independent study on how creative companies really use AI at work. The first honest picture, from the people who do it. 15 minutes, anonymous, four languages, open until the end of October. Take part: survey.creativefed.eu
The CreativeFED August newsletter is out. Explore our contribution to #CSW2026, alongside selected news, resources and opportunities for Europe’s cultural and creative sectors. Read & subscribe: us3.campaign-archive.com/home/?u=7eac...
@creativeeurope.bsky.social shows what happens when culture has a dedicated route into EU funding. Cooperation becomes possible. Mobility becomes possible. Cross-border circulation becomes possible. It's not a perfect or sufficient model, but it proves that naming & funding culture changes access.
What if creative work gets ambition — but no budget? Europe asks culture to deliver innovation, participation, digital content and resilience. But if the major strategic funds are designed elsewhere, creative organisations remain useful but underfunded.
The sector does not need another silo. It needs a shared front: funding, fair work, AI rights, skills, governance and recognition. Different campaigns carry different parts of the argument.
BrandBrief connects allied campaigns into one implementation question: where will creative work sit in EU funding, skills, AI rules and governance? Name it. Fund it. Protect it. Include it. Sign: brandbrief.eu/petition.html #BrandBrief #CreativeEurope #CreatorsRights
What is BrandBrief asking for? Not symbolic recognition. Concrete mechanisms. Funding. Naming. Skills. AI remuneration. Procurement. Governance. Regulation. The main demand: ring-fence at least €760m for Cultural & Creative Industries in the EU Competitiveness Fund architecture.
There are many campaigns right now because the cultural and creative sector is under pressure from many sides.
BrandBrief starts from a practical risk: Europe is rewriting who counts as strategic for the next seven years.
The CreativeFED July Newsletter is out. The next EU policy and budget cycle is being shaped now — and Europe’s Cultural and Creative Industries need a clear place in it. us3.campaign-archive.com/home/?u=7eac...
Europe’s next funding architecture is being shaped now. Cultural & Creative work needs a named place, a budget line, fair AI rules, skills support & seats in the rooms where decisions are made. BrandBrief is already backed by more than 50 organisations & 100 citizens.
Culture is infrastructure. Europe’s creative work is not decoration around the digital economy. It is part of what gives it meaning. #BrandBrief #SaveCreativeWork
Creative sectors should not be invited after decisions are made. Not observers. Members. Sign BrandBrief: brandbrief.eu/petition.html #BrandBrief #CreativeEurope #CulturalPolicy
Our work trains their models. We are asking to be paid for it. Consent. Licensing. Remuneration. Sign BrandBrief: brandbrief.eu/petition.html #BrandBrief #CreatorsRights #AIAct
Are you working with #MicroCredentials in education, training, skills development or CCIs? The #CREDEX project launched a stakeholder consultation to understand how Micro-Credentials are implemented & recognised, to make them more effective & visible in the CCI sector. 🔗 forms.gle/7iJurW7Hghmf...
AI is changing creative work. Writers, designers, musicians, filmmakers, artists, publishers & creative SMEs need skills support too. Same status as clean transition, defence, space & digital. Sign BrandBrief: brandbrief.eu/petition.html #BrandBrief #CreativeSkills #CreativeEurope #CulturalPolicy
"What is not named cannot be funded. BrandBrief asks the EU to include cultural and creative industries in the Competitiveness Fund — clearly, structurally, with a budget line. Sign: brandbrief.eu/petition.html" #BrandBrief #CulturalPolicy #CreativeEurope
Registration is open for the #CRAFT-IT4SD Final Exhibition. 27–29 Oct 2026 Oulu, Finland Craft, sustainability, cultural heritage, digital transformation, workshops, performances & exchange with creative communities across EU. craft-it4sd.eu/final-exhibi...
